Writing Instruction


WRITING INSTRUCTION - GRADE 8

Prompt Template Response to Literature.pdf
Response to Literature Rubric.pdf
Response to Literature Writing Web Links:
• Great Source iWrite Response to Literature
http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_lit.html

• Holt Online Writing Assessment (requires User Name and Password—you can register by providing the ISBN for your Holt 8th grade text: 0030573696
http://my.hrw.com/hos/hos_prmpt_type_menu.jsp

• California Writing Samples with Commentary, Rubrics
(see p. III-2 for the 7th Grade Response to Literature Prompt and Samples)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/writingguide04.pdf

• MCAS Grade 8 Released Test Items
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2006/question.asp?GradeID
=8&SubjectCode=ela&QuestionTypeCode=or


• 8th Grade Response to Literature Texts and Prompts
(scroll down to p. 4ff)
http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/uploads/1639.pdf

• 6th Grade Response to Literature: Character Analysis with Text and Student Writing Samples
http://departments.bcsd.com/cipd/Writing%20gr%206%20prompt%203.pdf   

• 6+1 Traits® Scoring Guides (5-point rubrics)
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/pdfRubrics/6plus1traits.PDF